PM Says new Stat Board to oversee pre-school education

[Kissgurami]

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PM said quality of pre-school education has to be substantially raised, while keeping pre-school affordable, especially for middle- and lower-income households.

Hence, the Government will invest substantial resources in pre-school and play a more active role. It will establish a new statutory board to oversee the sector but will not nationalise the sector. MOE and MCYS will study this.

PM also cautioned parents against “over-teaching” pre-school children and said having no homework is not a bad thing. It is good for young children to play and learn through play, he said.

[Imami]

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: good news indeed.


But when ar?

[Imami]

Daddy

PM Lee ask u all don't send kids to 2 kindys + tuitions hor...

:salute:

2kindys concurrent is like holding two jobs for an adults. :siao:

[Lilac66]

The whole approach of leveling the field for preschool education with more help for the disadvantaged families is laudable. :rahrah:

Hopefully his advice not to send 4 , 5 year old kids for tuition will not fall on deaf ears.

[Imami]

Lilac66:

The whole approach of leveling the field for preschool education with more help for the disadvantaged families is laudable. :rahrah:

Hopefully his advice not to send 4 , 5 year old kids for tuition will not fall on deaf ears.

I think it will take a while to hear what is said. But the mind will take an even longer while to process and decide...

[rinoa538]

PM Lee says, let your children have their childhood.


How to? The education system took away their childhood!
Take a look at Primary 1 textbook, no wonder parents are preparing kids before entering P1.

[Lilac66]

Imami:

Lilac66:

The whole approach of leveling the field for preschool education with more help for the disadvantaged families is laudable. :rahrah:

Hopefully his advice not to send 4 , 5 year old kids for tuition will not fall on deaf ears.

I think it will take a while to hear what is said. But the mind will take an even longer while to process and decide...

I agree we probably won't see much change any time soon, but it's a step in the right direction, esp when it was brought up specifically by our PM to give our children their childhood.

[Musings]

rinoa538:

PM Lee says, let your children have their childhood.


How to? The education system took away their childhood!
Take a look at Primary 1 textbook, no wonder parents are preparing kids before entering P1.

I don't agree with this. My first son is in P1 and the syllabus is v manageable. In fact on hindsight almost all preschool syllabus more than cover P1 work. in fact I just complain to my second son's preschool - which my elder son also attended that it is ridiculous to expect N2 kids to master addition within 20 when this is exactly what my older son is doing in first semester P1. I was told I was the oddball because all the parents want their kids to 'accelerate' and learn all these stuff in the name of preparation for P1. Such attitudes are what is taking away our children's childhood. I don't blame the preschool because they are responding to demands of parents.

For parents whose kids are not yet in primary school, it is easy to be swayed by hearsay about the many things kids need to know by P1 and go into an overdrive. It is not necessary. If the kids are keen on learning, by all means accelerate and give them more advanced stuff but it is not true P1 syllabus is that demanding. Now I know P1 is not the monster people make it out to be and I am taking it easy for second son - go with his interest and give him stuff when he is ready to learn. I do not want my son to look back and only recall his preschool years to be filled with endless classes and worksheets.

[Lilac66]

Musings:

rinoa538:

PM Lee says, let your children have their childhood.


How to? The education system took away their childhood!
Take a look at Primary 1 textbook, no wonder parents are preparing kids before entering P1.

I don't agree with this. My first son is in P1 and the syllabus is v manageable. In fact on hindsight almost all preschool syllabus more than cover P1 work. in fact I just complain to my second son's preschool - which my elder son also attended that it is ridiculous to expect N2 kids to master addition within 20 when this is exactly what my older son is doing in first semester P1. I was told I was the oddball because all the parents want their kids to 'accelerate' and learn all these stuff in the name of preparation for P1. Such attitudes are what is taking away our children's childhood. I don't blame the preschool because they are responding to demands of parents.

For parents whose kids are not yet in primary school, it is easy to be swayed by hearsay about the many things kids need to know by P1 and go into an overdrive. It is not necessary. If the kids are keen on learning, by all means accelerate and give them more advanced stuff but it is not true P1 syllabus is that demanding. Now I know P1 is not the monster people make it out to be and I am taking it easy for second son - go with his interest and give him stuff when he is ready to learn. I do not want my son to look back and only recall his preschool years to be filled with endless classes and worksheets.

:goodpost:

[Imami]

Lilac66:

Imami:

[quote=\"Lilac66\"]The whole approach of leveling the field for preschool education with more help for the disadvantaged families is laudable. :rahrah:

Hopefully his advice not to send 4 , 5 year old kids for tuition will not fall on deaf ears.

I think it will take a while to hear what is said. But the mind will take an even longer while to process and decide...

I agree we probably won't see much change any time soon, but it's a step in the right direction, esp when it was brought up specifically by our PM to give our children their childhood. [/quote]Yes :celebrate: